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#89426
12/13/2002 10:44 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
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A New Hospital Wing
Recently, when a panel of doctors at our local hospital was asked to vote on adding a new wing, this is what happened....
The allergists voted to scratch it.
The dermatologists preferred no rash moves.
The gastroenterologists had a gut feeling about it.
The neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve.
The obstetricians stated they were laboring under a misconception.
The ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted.
The pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!"
The pediatricians said, "Grow up."
The proctologists said, "We are in arrears."
The psychiatrists thought it was madness.
The surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing.
The radiologists could see right through it.
The internists thought it was a hard pill to swallow.
The plastic surgeons said, "This puts a whole new face on the matter."
The podiatrists thought it was a big step forward.
The urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water.
The anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas.
And the cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.
The HMOs killed it anyway
TEd
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#89427
12/13/2002 10:51 PM
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Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 7,210
Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
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and the patients said it all sounded like a pain...
formerly known as etaoin...
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#89428
12/13/2002 11:09 PM
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Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 2,661
Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
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... at which point the proctologists took a closer look.
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#89429
12/14/2002 11:51 AM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,204
Pooh-Bah
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Pooh-Bah
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sorry - this one got sent a second time!)
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#89430
12/14/2002 11:51 AM
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Joined: Aug 2000
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Pooh-Bah
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Pooh-Bah
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Nice one, TEd - and very similar to the repsonses from similar people in our own, local National Health Trust. However, as they are a fully democratic body, they consulted all staff, getting the following responses:-
The Occupational Therapists thought they could make something of the idea;
The Physiotherapists exercised their right to object, on the grounds that the scheme lacked muscle;
The Speech Therapists were lost for words;
The Dentists thought the scheme was something they could get their teeth into;
The Porters believed they could carry it through;
The Domestic Staff suggested that they should make a clean sweep of it;
The Canteen Staff thought they could smell somethin fishy;
The Ambulance Crews found that it rang no bells with them;
whilst the Nursing Staff thought the whole idea should be treated with care.
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#89431
12/16/2002 8:36 AM
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Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,692
Pooh-Bah
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Pooh-Bah
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Wonderful, TEd et al, umm...what are HMOs please?
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#89432
12/16/2002 8:38 AM
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Pooh-Bah
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Pooh-Bah
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I fully realise that I left the door open for another pun to follow the above...someone has to be straightman!
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